Blackmores Sydney Marathon

We are under strict directions from NSW Police and the RMS to ensure the total time set for each event is adhered to in order to reopen roads for public use. What this means is that we have to implement a series of cut-off points and redirections to ensure that the slowest runners don’t impede on our road re-opening schedule.

Will this impact me?

This year we will be continuing the same system of cut-off and redirection points along the course in order to control the event cut-off times. If a participant fails to reach the designated point by the time indicated they will be given the option of pulling out or continuing by being redirected on a section of the course. Anyone who takes the ‘redirection’ option will have their number marked and will not be regarded as an official finisher.

Blackmores Sydney Marathon Cut-Off & Redirection Points
		Distance	Race Time Cut-Off from Start Line	Time of Day
Official cut-off time - 5hrs:30min - participants to maintain 7min:49sec per km or better
1	College St and Art Gallery Rd (redirection point) Runners redirected along College St (missing Royal Botanic Gardens Loop)	6.0km	47min	8.27am
2	Flinders St, corner Moore Park Rd (redirection point) Runners will be redirected along Anzac Pde (missing Driver Ave)	11.8km	1hr:32min	9.12am
3	Anzac Pde & Lang Rd at Drink Station 5 (redirection point) Runners redirected to continue south down the Bus Lane (missing Centennial Park)	15.5km	2hr:01min	9.41am
4	Anzac Pde & Lang Rd at Drink Station 9 (redirection point) Runners redirected onto Bus Lane (missing south Bus Lane section)	24.4km	3hr:10min	10.50am
5	Anzac Pde & Lang Rd at Drink Station 9 (redirection point) Runners redirected from Bus Lane to Anzac Pde heading North (missing back section of south Anzac Pde)	26.9km	3hr:30min	11.10am
6	Flinders St at Drink Station 11 (cut-off point) Runners to be taken off the course and directed to the Finish Line	29.0km	3hr:46min	11.26am
7	Phillip Street at Drink Station 12 (cut-off point) Runners to be taken off the course and directed to the Finish Line	31.2km	4hr:03min	11.43am
8	Cadmans Cottage, Overseas Passenger Terminal (redirection point) at Drink Station 13 Runners to be redirected to the Finish Line	32.5km	4hr:14min	11.54am
9	King St & Sussex St (redirection point) Runners redirected to return north along Sussex St to Finish Line (missing Pyrmont)	35.4km	4hr:36min	12.16pm
10	Pyrmont St (cut-off point) at Drink Station 15 Runners may be redirected along Pyrmont Bridge Rd, onto Pyrmont Bridge and over pedestrian walkways to rejoin with the course at Sussex St and to continue to the finish on pathways only.	37.2km	4hr:50min	12.30pm
11	King St & Sussex St (redirection point) Runners are redirected onto the western pathway along Sussex St & Hickson Rd, and from this point and time onwards, all runners/walkers must complete the course on pedestrian pathways only.	38.6km	5hr:01min	12.41pm

Start window

Each event is allocated a start window, which is a specific period of time when runners must cross the start line within. For the Marathon, the Start Window is 10 minutes. No one will be permitted to cross the start line after 7:40am (unless for some reason the organisers delay the start). Any athlete who’s timing chip is activated after the start window and / or doesn’t activate their timing chip at the start line will be disqualified.

Tail control & tail pick-up

We will have a tail vehicle controlling the event cut-off time and event officials will also be located at each of the designated cut-off and redirection points noted below. Participants must follow the directions of event staff at all times and failure to do so will mean immediate disqualification and may prevent participants being allowed entry in future years.

Participants must also note that the tail vehicle will be issuing late timing warnings to runners throughout the course to help you manage your pace and meet cut-off times. Any runner who is behind the official cut-off time at the cut-off point(s) may be asked to leave the course or take a redirection.